Azerbaijan launches subversive attacks, breaks ceasefire deal

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani army violated the ceasefire maintenance deal on the night of April 6-7, the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army says.

Azeri troops shelled Karabakh positions from various caliber firearms, also attempting two unsuccessful subversive attacks.

Having timely identified the rival groups, Karabakh Defense Army units took retaliatory measures to throw the saboteurs back to their positions.

The parties to the Karabakh conflict agreed on a bilateral ceasefire along the contact line which came into force at midday, April 5.

Prior to that, on the night of April 1-2, Azerbaijani armed forces initiated overt offensive operations in the southern, southeastern and northeastern directions of the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh.

As many as 33 Karabakh servicemen were killed and 121 were wounded in the course of military operations. 25 Karabakh soldiers have gone missing so far.

As of April 5, the Azerbaijani side has lost 26 tanks and 4 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as 1 BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, 1 engineering vehicle, 2 military helicopters and 11 unmanned aerial vehicles. The Azerbaijani side has admitted the loss of 31 fighters, 1 helicopter and 1 unmanned drones, whereas the Armenian side's photo and video materials show dozens of killed Azerbaijani troops, 1 helicopter and 3 UAVs.

14 Karabakh tanks have been neutralized since April 2.